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小氣 meaning in English

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小氣 adjective

miserly(stingy)
adjective
[UK: ˈmaɪ.zə.li] [US: ˈmaɪ.zər.li]

niggardly(withholding)
adjective
[UK: ˈnɪ.ɡəd.li] [US: ˈnɪ.ɡərd.li]

parsimonious(Exhibiting parsimony)
adjective
[UK: ˌpɑː.sɪ.ˈməʊ.nɪəs] [US: ˌpæ.sɪˈmo.ʊ.nɪəs]

stingy [stingier, stingiest](unwilling to spend or give)
adjective
[UK: ˈstɪn.dʒi] [US: ˈstɪn.dʒi]